The Rivers Restaurant and Bar in Gisborne Menu

STARTERS & SNACKS STARTERS & SNACKS
  • Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
    • Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
  • Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
    • Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • With aioli & tomato sauce.
  • Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
    • Served with aioli & garlic butter.
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6 rings / 12 rings) $6.00 / $12.00
    • With our special crisp Guinness batter, served with aioli.
  • Wedges $8.50
    • Seasoned and served with sour cream.
  • Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
    • Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
    • Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
  • The Rivers “Crate” (2-3 people) $26.00
    • The perfect snack with your favourite drink. 6 each of the following: Drunken onion rings, popcorn shrimp, panko crumbed fish goujons, 100% meatballs. Served with a selection of dipping sauces.
  • Prawn Cocktail $13.00
    • Large tiger prawns on shredded lettuce with our own special dressing.
  • Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
    • Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES SOUP, BURGERS & SANDWICHES
  • Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • Served with garlic ciabatta. Please see Specials Board for today’s brew.
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Steak Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion of prime scotch fillet caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, caramelised onion, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • R.B.L.A.T. $15.50
    • Rivers bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato, on toasted ciabatta, salad & aioli and guacamole.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Minute Steak $18.00
    • Served with your choice of 2 of the following sides: Chunky fries / Mash / Garden salad / Fresh sautéed vegetables. Top it off with your choice of: Garlic butter / Pepper / Mushroom sauce
  • Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
    • Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
  • Fresh Button Mushrooms $13.00
    • Crumbed and baked, served on a garden salad drizzled with aioli.
SALADS SALADS
  • Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
  • Warm Beef, Blue Cheese and Walnut Salad $20.00
    • Seared beef tossed through a crisp salad with blue cheese, walnuts and roasted beetroot.
FRESH MARKET FISH FRESH MARKET FISH
  • Fresh Market Fish $28.00
    • Check what today’s catch is . . . and have it: Pan Fried / Crumbed / Beer Battered. Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Garden Salad / Scallop Potato / Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash Potato. Check the Specials Board for today’s special catch.
MAINS MAINS
  • Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
    • Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
  • Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
    • Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.
  • Garlic King Prawns $24.00
    • A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
  • Rivers Pasta $18.00
    • Chicken, bacon and mushrooms combined in a creamy white wine sauce with parmesan cheese.
  • Chicken Calypso $20.00
    • Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
PRIME STEAK PRIME STEAK
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • 450 gram T-Bone $33.00
    • Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
  • Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
    • Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
  • Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
    • Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Drunken Onion Rings (6) $6.00
  • Side of Chips $4.00
  • Chunky Fries $3.50
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $4.50
  • Fried Egg $1.50
  • Sautéed Veges $5.00
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Scallop Potato $4.50
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
PLATTERS PLATTERS
  • Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
    • Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
    • Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
  • The Delight $40.00
    • A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
  • Rivers Cheese Board $20.00
    • Fragrant blue cheese, reserve camembert, aged cheddar, served with fresh fruit and crackers.
FOR THE CHILDREN FOR THE CHILDREN
  • Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
    • With fries and small salad.
  • Lil One’s Hamburger $10.00
    • Bun, cheese, pattie and sauce served with fries.
  • Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
    • Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
  • Kid’s Pasta $10.00
    • Bacon, chicken and cheese with a creamy base.
  • Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
    • Served with salad & fries.
  • Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Spiders $5.50
    • Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
  • Traffic Lights $5.50
    • Orange juice with lemonade base.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette $8.00
  • Roasted Beetroot Salad (GF) $23.00
    • Quinoa, feta, hazelnuts
  • French Fries $8.00
  • Potato Gnocchi (V) $29.00
    • Waimata blue, cauliflower, sultanas, almonds
  • Local Cheese Selection $10.25
    • Lavosh, house relish & dried fruits
  • Freedom Farms Pork Belly $34.00
    • Carrot, peaches, barley, black pudding
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • Flatbread $9.00
    • The garlic bread with oven warmed homemade hummus
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
    • Pizzeria...here its with seafood
  • Salmon & capers $18.00
    • Lemon zest, red onion and kalamata olives
  • Pepperoni & chilli $17.00
    • This has it all, pepperoni, chilli, olives & peppers
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
  • Spinach & mushroom $17.00
    • Served with balsamic reduction & pine nuts
  • All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
  • key pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream. $12.00
  • Plate of Chips $6.50
  • Buttered Potato Mash $4.00
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges $16.00
    • Seasoned potato wedges with bacon,melted cheese and sour cream. >>
  • Add Topping
  • * Approximate weight uncooked
  • Add pineapple $1.00
  • Plate of Wedges $8.50
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Beef pattie with bacon, cheese, tomato salsa, onion rings, guacamole & salad on a toasted bun w/ homemade fries & chilli mayo
  • Fried egg $2.00
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Mother Clucker $18.00
    • Chicken burger - grilled chicken pattie w/ bacon, cheese, salad on a toasted bun with homemade fries & chilli mayo
  • Frank Sparks Tart (V) $15.00
    • Caramelised onion & goats cheese tartlet, hijacked with roast capsicum& rocket salad
  • Sundance Salad (V) $18.00
    • A selection of roasted vegetables with rosemary, heisted & tossed w/ rocket & house dressing
  • Mushroom sauce $6.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.00
  • Omelette $18.00
    • choice of 3 fillings. >>
  • FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
  • Bacon & Eggs on Wholegrain Toast (Any Style). $15.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms & fresh Thyme on Wholegrain Toast. $16.50
  • Toasted Bagel & fresh Tomato, Rocket & Cream Cheese with Bacon $14.50
  • Vege Breakfast $17.50
    • Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • Breakfast Bap $16.00
    • Bacon, Egg, Sausage & Hashbrown in a toasted Bap & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50
  • Dark Chocolate Bavarois Cake $12.50
  • Duck & Mushroom Pate $14.00
    • With homemade bread & garden salad
  • Affogato $15.00
    • Tea, coffee or hot chocolate, liquer, homemade ice cream
  • Free Range Omelette $22.50
    • Bacon & mozzarella or veggie with garden salad
  • New Season Asparagus $17.00
    • Soft boiled free range egg, crispy bacon, croutons
  • Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
    • Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
  • Chef Special $15.00
  • Blueberry Creme Brulee $12.50
  • Brown rice - teriyaki chicken & tuna mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Comes with salad, rice & pickles (available from 10am)
  • Nigiri combination - 3 piece $5.80
  • Wakame salad(seaweed salad) $5.50
  • Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
    • Available from wednesday to friday
  • Vegetarian sushi - 5 piece $6.20
  • Fisherman’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • -Fish, Fries & eggs
  • -Fish, Fries & salad
  • -Chicken, fries & salad
  • ·Dine in
  • -Prawn Twisters, fries, aioli / sweet chili sauce
  • -Garlic Prawn Kebabs, salad & fries
  • -Gourmet fish stack & fries
  • -Battered mussels, fries & salad
  • SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
  • Fries $7
    • With sauce
  • Beef & Bean Cheesy Nachos $12
    • With sour cream
  • Home Smoked Lamb Rump $30
    • Red Wine & mushroom braised lentils, kumara gnocchi, watercress & parmesan salad
  • Warm Home Smoked Chicken Breast $26
    • Waldorf salad, apple, celery, walnuts, red grapes & iceberg, lemon tarragon mayonnaise
  • Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
  • Waimata Blue Cheese $16
    • With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
  • Karengo Eclair with Cured King Salmon $26
    • Salmon mousse & avocado, salad greens, confit lemon salsa
  • Feijoa & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
  • Green Salad $7.0
  • Wharf Platter - Selection of Cheeses, Seafood, Pickles, Meats, Crackers, Bread $35.0 for two, $60.0 for four
  • Mini Grill - Breakfast Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, Hash browns , Mushroom , Toast $16.5
  • Fries $5.0
  • Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
  • Scotch Fillet Open Sandwich - Toasted Ciabatta, Salad, Brie, Streaky Bacon, Relish, Fries $21.5
  • Tempura Coated Oysters - Garden Salad, Balsamic & Sour Cream, Lemon $20.0: ½ Doz, $29.0: 1 Doz
  • Roasted Baby Beetroot & Pumpkin Salad - Cherry Tomatoes, Pumpkin Seeds, Feta, Olive Oil Dressing $18.5
  • Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
    • 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
  • Battered Hoki $3.00
  • Kids Hot Dog & Chips $8.00
  • Seafood Basket $22.00
    • 2 Scallops, 3 Prawns, 2 Squid rings, 2 Mussels, 1 Oyster, 3 Fish bites served with Salad &Fries
  • Beef Nachos $17.00
    • served with Sour Cream & Salsa
  • Homemade Quiche $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Chips, 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms $3.00 each
  • Wedges Works $16.50
    • seasoned potato wedges served with Sour Cream, Salsa, Chilli Sauce, cheese and bacon
  • Mini Hot Dogs $15.00
    • with chunky chips
  • Hawaiian Chicken Burger $26.00
    • with pineapple, lettuce, bacon, 26 cheese, tomato & sweet chilli mayo. Served with chunky chips.
  • KUMARA CHIPS $8.00
  • WEDGES $18.00
    • with bacon and tasty cheese topped with sweet chill sauce and sour cream
  • (available from 9AM – 12:00 PM)
  • Sides $4.00
    • hashbrowns, tomato, spinach, egg, hollandaise, mushrooms, baked beans
  • (Check out our dessert specials board or ask our wait staff) for today’s yummy options.
  • BBQ Hunters Chicken $28.00
    • Chicken, Bacon, tasty cheese, chips & salad
  • Chicken Breast $19.50
    • Stuffed With Cream Cheese, Apricots And Spinach And Wrapped In Baconsalad And Fries
  • Seafood Meal $19.50
    • No 1. Fish And Scallops (4) With Salad And Fries
  • T-Bone $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Fish Of The Day $19.50
    • In Crispy Batter Or Pan-Fried With Salad And Fries
  • Scotch Fillet $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
    • With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
  • Mussel Meal (10) $16.50
    • With Salad And Fries
  • SHRIMP CROQUETTES $13.00
    • Shrimp & potato croquettes served with curry mayo
  • SOHO CHOWDER $23 / $32
    • Soho seafood chowder favourite, with mussels, shrimps, market fish & served with garlic bread
  • GARLIC BREAD $8.00
    • Homemade garlic butter
  • MOROCCAN LAMB SANDWICH $22.50
    • Slow cooked lamb shoulder served in soho bread with feta, salad leaves, kumara chips & pumpkin hummus
  • SOHO FRY UP $24.50
    • Evans bacon, poached eggs,toast, relish, garlic mushrooms, kumara smash & cocktail sausages
  • BREAD & DIPS $8.00
    • Hummus & aioli
  • BREAD PLATTER $30.00
    • Fresh & toasted bread, cheese, grapes, hummus, relish, aioli, olive dukkah, gherkins, olive oil & balsamic
  • SEARED TUNA $16.00
    • Tuna served with pickled cabbage, crispy noodles & sesame aioli
The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08633733

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , British , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Gladstone Road, Gisborne, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand